LEADER 03485nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910957195703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780252092282 010 $a0252092287 035 $a(CKB)2670000000369087 035 $a(EBL)3414264 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000892053 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11493978 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000892053 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10898318 035 $a(PQKB)10259669 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414264 035 $a(OCoLC)846496113 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25204 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414264 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10717523 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL494876 035 $a(OCoLC)923497621 035 $a(Perlego)2382843 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000369087 100 $a20140710d2003 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMedia power in Central America /$fRick J. Rockwell and Noreene Janus 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aUrbana $cUniversity of Illinois Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 225 1 $aHistory of communication 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780252028021 311 08$a0252028023 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index. 327 $aHonduras and the media oligarchy -- El Salvador's newly respun corporatism -- Panama's media civil war -- The return of the conservatives in Nicaragua -- Guatemala's struggle with manipulation -- Costa Rica, the exception that proves the rule -- State power, the static in the system -- The threats to Central American journalism -- Corruption and corporate censorship -- The postwar evolution. 330 8 $aMedia Power in Central America explores the political and cultural interplay between the media and those in power in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua. Highlighting the subtle strangulation of opposition media voices in the region, the authors show how the years since the guerrilla wars have not yielded the free media systems that some had expected. Rick Rockwell and Noreene Janus examine the region country by country and deal with the specific conditions of government-sponsored media repression, economic censorship, corruption, and consumer trends that shape the political landscape. Challenging the notion of the media as a democratizing force, Media Power in Central America shows how governments use the media to block democratic reforms and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power. 410 0$aHistory of communication. 606 $aMass media$xPolitical aspects$zCentral America 606 $aMass media$xEconomic aspects$zCentral America 606 $aDemocracy$zCentral America 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zCentral America 607 $aCentral America$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aCentral America$xPolitics and government$y1979- 615 0$aMass media$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aMass media$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a302.23/09728 700 $aRockwell$b Rick J.$f1958-$01805818 701 $aJanus$b Noreene$01805819 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957195703321 996 $aMedia power in Central America$94354636 997 $aUNINA